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rime
1[rahym]
noun
Also called rime ice.an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
verb (used with object)
to cover with rime or hoarfrost.
rime
2[rahym]
noun
rime
1/ ɪ /
noun
frost formed by the freezing of supercooled water droplets in fog onto solid objects
verb
(tr) to cover with rime or something resembling rime
rime
2/ ɪ /
noun
an archaic spelling of rhyme
Other Word Forms
- rimeless adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of rime1
Word History and Origins
Origin of rime1
Example Sentences
Late in September, when he woke up mornings, he would see rime on the ground.
If the riming is particularly intense, the rimed snow crystal can grow to an appreciable size, but remain less than 0.2 inches.
In the larger refrigerated chambers, hooks impaled butterflied swine and cattle rimed with frost, their pale ribs gleaming in the shallow light.
Crisp, opaque rime — now doesn’t that roll trippingly off the tongue?
But do you know your hoar frost from your rime?
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